Prison.

A voice came from outside, and the jailer raised his voice and asked, "Who?" ”

They replied, "They're here to deliver food." ”

The two jailers looked at each other, and one of them went to open the door.

The person who came was wearing a guard uniform and carrying a food basket in his hand, and his appearance was ordinary.

He smiled at the jailer and said, "The junior brother is under the head of the Zhou sect, and he happened to be on duty today, so he was sent to deliver food." As he spoke, he stuffed a piece of silver into it.

When the jailer heard Zhou Jiao's first three words, he understood: "Is it from the Shi family?" ”

The guard nodded, and showed his waist card again.

Only then did the jailer bring him in and asked casually: "When will the matter of the Shi family be over?" It shouldn't be judged, right? ”

The guard said: "It should be just these days, and there is a commotion outside!" Whether you can judge it or not, the thoughts of adults, after all, is not something we can guess. ”

The jailer said yes, unlocking one of the cells: "Go in." ”

The prisoners detained here are generally of some status, such as the prince of Xining.

Therefore, the condition is good, the tables and chairs are complete, and they are very clean.

The food is also passable, but these princes and nobles are used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, so it is difficult to swallow.

Therefore, they will often buy off the jailers and give them something good.

Of course, not everyone can send it in, they are all nobles, what should I do if there is a problem with eating?

Except for them, the jailers, only familiar guards were allowed to enter.

For example, the head of the week has been working with them for a long time. The Shi family had previously hooked up with them through Zhou Jiaotou.

The prince of Xining looked depressed, and when he heard the voice, he raised his head.

"Shizi, it's time to eat." The guard Wen Yan called, "The prince sent down to pass on the word, you wait patiently, and you will be able to go out soon." ”

Xining Wang Shizi's eyes lit up and asked, "Really?" ”

"Of course." He brought out a bowl of chicken soup, "Come, I've worked hard these days, drink some chicken soup to replenish my body." ”

Wang Shizi of Xining nodded, took the chicken soup, brought it to his mouth, thought about it and asked, "What's going on outside?" Did you find any evidence? ”

The guard thought patiently: "Come on, you drink chicken soup first." ”

"Oh." Wang Shizi of Xining was just about to drink it, but he frowned again and said, "It's too greasy, I don't have a good appetite these days, and I can't eat it." ”

The guard tugged at the corners of his mouth and said, "Then the humble will help you get the oil out." ”

"Okay."

The guard picked up the spoon and quickly skimmed the oil twice, and the action was so rude that it splashed on the table, and the prince of Xining frowned.

"Alright, drink it."

"Oh." He scooped up the chicken soup while talking to the guards, "I really didn't kill Zheng Xiaogongzi, I don't remember what he looks like." ”

"Yes, you say no, not necessarily." The guard glanced at the cell door and lost his patience, "Drink!" The chicken broth will be cold after a while. ”

The prince of Xining was about to answer, but he heard a voice outside: "Your Majesty has arrived—"

The people in the prison were taken aback.

The jailer looked over and exclaimed, "It's really a holy car!" Hurry, hurry! ”

The guard's face changed suddenly, and he reached out to sweep the soup bowl on the table.

At this time, Wang Shizi of Xining suddenly stretched out his hand, hugged the soup bowl, and dodged it.

"What are you doing?" He cried out, "Didn't you bring me chicken soup?" Why do you want to drop it? ”

Seeing the imperial guard rushing into the prison, the guard didn't even have time to make up a reason, so he stretched out his hand to ask for a soup bowl.

The prince of Xining held on to him, he was also a person who practiced martial arts since he was a child, and the two fought like this.

"Stop!" The leader of the guard let out a loud shout and rushed in to separate the two.

After seeing the appearance of the guard, someone was stunned for a moment and said, "Zhu Ping, why are you here?" ”

The guard smiled in a panic, and just as he was about to speak, the prince of Xining knelt down at the slowly coming emperor: "Your Majesty! This soup is poisonous! He's going to kill people! ”

The emperor looked at the prince of Xining, then at the guard, and said, "Come on, test the poison!" ”

The guards found a live chicken and fed it half a bowl of chicken broth, and soon the chicken was gone.

The emperor's face was ugly, and he stared at the guard named Zhu Ping.

"Your Majesty!" The king of Xining took the opportunity to shout injustice, "You see, in this blue sky and white day, someone wants to attack Xiao'er, and there is clearly a design to frame him!" Please be innocent! ”

Two jailers were quickly brought in and told what had happened: "...... He said that he wanted to bring food to the prince, and we checked that it was all right, so we let him in. ”

The Emperor stared at the guard: "What do you have to say?" ”

The guard was arrested, and hung his head and said nothing.

The leader of the guards suddenly felt that something was wrong, and raised his head to take a look, only to see that he was bleeding from the corners of his mouth with his eyes closed, and he had died of poison!

Well, I found the murderer, but I died right under my nose.

The emperor was so angry that he shouted, "Check! Check it out! The people around me can still have problems, is this chicken soup going to be served to me one day? ”

Now, this thing is destined to be no better.

Chang Yong, the prime minister who came over, hurriedly crossed the crowd and walked closer: "Your Majesty is angry! ”

"Anger? How do you tell me to calm my anger? I shudder just thinking about it. ”

"Yes." Chang Yong could only reassure, "Your Majesty is right, there is a problem with the imperial guards, and it must be strictly investigated." ”

"Okay." The Emperor pointed at him, "You said that!" ”

He turned his head and asked the father and son of the king of Xining: "How do you know that someone is going to poison him?" ”

Seeing that his son had cleared his suspicions, the King of Xining was relieved, bowed down and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the more you think about it, the more wrong it becomes." Our father and son are not in the capital all the year round, what are we doing to frame Xiao'er? And the rumors spread so quickly, and they were clearly aimed at our Xining Palace. The minister wondered what would happen if the child was sentenced. ”

The emperor slowly calmed down, and his face turned a little blue as he thought about it.

"Our Xining Palace, guarding the southwest, is thousands of miles away from the capital. If Xiao'er dies in the capital, although the ministers dare not complain in their hearts, what will those big clans in the southwest think? It must be that the minister, the king of Xining, has already provoked His Majesty's disgust, so there will be such a thing. At that time, the frontier will definitely be chaotic again. ”

At this moment, Lord Lou came to ask, and the minister told him about this worry. Lord Lou thought so, and reminded the minister to be careful, if the other party's purpose is here, even if we find evidence to prove Xiao'er's innocence, they will still take risks and try to kill people. ”

"As long as Xiao'er dies in prison, whether the minister believes in Your Majesty or not, there will definitely be an incident in the southwest. So the minister quietly told Xiao'er that he must be careful that someone poisons him. ”

The prince of Xining continued: "Your Majesty, as soon as the minister got this chicken soup, he felt that there was a problem. Because the soup is too greasy, the people in the palace know the taste of the ministers, and it is impossible for people to send such soup in. ”